Sophie Corcoran

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Sophie Corcoran

A smirking former church minibus driver has been jailed for ten years after he raped a vulnerable woman at his Bradford home. Bradford Crown Court heard on Tuesday that Cyril Holmes, 70, still denied committing the offence despite a jury's guilty verdict in February and he had shown no remorse for his crime.

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Sophie Corcoran

A heartbreaking court case has heard how a little boy desperately asked passersby to pick up his sister's shoes after she was hit and thrown into the air by a dangerous driver. The boy, who was just six at the time, sprung into action to try to protect his big sister Alice Williams when she was hit by speeding driver Qadeer Hussain on July 8, 2023.

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Sophie Corcoran

A Halifax dad hit and killed a nine-year-old girl as she walked to a summer fate with her mum and younger brother after he careered down the street at almost 20mph above the speed limit. Little Alice Williams was thrown into the air after being hit by Qadeer Hussain's car as she crossed Kings Cross Road on July 8, 2023.

1 week ago | conservativepost.co.uk | Sophie Corcoran

By Sophie Corcoran, Young People’s Director, Great British PAC. And just when we think things can’t get any worse, Labour brings a fresh betrayal. Their latest housing plan? Urge landlords to prioritise asylum seekers over young Brits already desperate for a place to live. At a time when four in ten under-30s are spending over 30% of their wages just to keep a roof over their heads, Labour has decided that our needs come second. That we come second. This isn’t policy. This is a statement.

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Sophie Corcoran

A sick sex offender who lured a teenage girl to meet him and then contacted her friends has been put behind bars. Kevin Walton, 50, of Holme Close in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, was jailed for three years and nine month after being convicted of a raft of sexual offences against four girls, including causing a female aged 13 or over to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity and causing a child aged 13-15 to look at an image of sexual activity.